Five Books For Improving Resilience And Boosting A Confident Mindset

recommended by Jayden Gould

These books collectively explore the core idea of resilience as the foundation for personal and professional success. Whether it’s in the workplace or life challenges, they emphasize the power of persistence, small habits, mental toughness, and adaptability. Each book brings a unique approach: from Rick Hanson’s focus on inner peace, to Angela Duckworth’s grit, James Clear’s habit transformation, Brené Brown’s leadership lessons, and Beth Kennedy’s ReThink Resilience, which offers 99 actionable ways to recharge your career and life. Together, they form a holistic guide for overcoming obstacles, thriving in uncertain environments, and continuously moving forward with purpose and passion. Whether you’re rethinking your career, developing new habits, or improving leadership skills, these works emphasize that resilience is not just about bouncing back, but about progressing with determination and adaptability.

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    ReThink Resilience: 99 Ways to Recharge Your Career and Life
    by Beth Benatti Kennedy MS LMFT, Karthik Venkatakrishnan PhD FCP & Songmao (Ben) Zheng PhD

    ReThink Resilience provides 99 actionable and practical suggestions for boosting resilience that can be readily integrated into your work and life. These boosters focus on the five strategies of the Benatti Resiliency Model®—Well-being, Self-awareness, Brand, Connection, and Innovation. Developed by Beth Benatti Kennedy over her 25 years of leadership coaching, this model has helped thousands of people develop the resilience to adapt to changing circumstances, remain productive and engaged, and find greater life and career satisfaction. ReThink Resilience also includes inspiring perspectives and stories from 16 Resilience Champions, people known to the authors who model resilience.

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    Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before it Manages You
    by Dr Claire Plumbly

    Drawing on polyvagal theory and her professional insights as a trauma therapist working with clients experiencing anxiety, trauma and burnout, Clinical Psychologist Dr Claire Plumbly will help you understand: - Why stress is different from burnout - How burnout stifles your ability to interact, think clearly and be productive or creative. - Why you get stuck in burnout and cannot 'think' your way out of it or engage in activities you know could help you. - Cultural beliefs and psychological patterns that cause burnout - How to soothe your nervous system back to full capacity using techniques and compassion.

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    Everyday Resilience: A Practical Guide to Build Inner Strength and Weather Life's Challenges
    by Gail Gazelle MD

    Everyone relies on a certain amount of stamina and flexibility to overcome life's daily challenges. Everyday Resilience can help you face struggle and adversity with confidence by giving you practical strategies, powerful tips, and expert insights to build inner strength and develop this awesome power within you. From personal reflection exercises and mindfulness meditation, this practical guide gives you everything you need to find the courage, strength, and wisdom to deal with difficult circumstances. By building resilience and perseverance, you can enjoy life to the fullest and thrive, no matter what comes your way.

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    The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks
    by Al Siebert

    Resiliency—the ability to adapt to life's changes and crises—is key to a healthy, productive life. Based on his deep knowledge of the new science of resiliency, Dr. Al Siebert explains how and why some people are more resilient than others and how resiliency can be learned at any age. Through anecdotes, exercises, and examples, Dr. Siebert details a unique five-level program for becoming more resilient.

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    The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
    by Kelly McGonigal

    You hear it all the time: stress causes heart disease; stress causes insomnia; stress is bad for you! But what if changing how you think about stress could make you happier, healthier, and better able to reach your goals? Combining exciting new research on resilience and mindset, Kelly McGonigal, PhD, proves that undergoing stress is not bad for you; it is undergoing stress while believing that stress is bad for you that makes it harmful. In fact, stress has many benefits, from giving us greater focus and energy, to strengthening our personal relationships.

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